Coaching with Indistar - Center on Innovations in Learning

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Coaching With Indistar
Office of School Improvement
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
INDISTAR IN ACTION
Support Model and Trainings- Learning
Exchange webinars, SIS PL meeting,
Regional Meetings
Monitoring and Sustaining the Work
School – Monitors the work
LEA – Monitor Schools
SEA – Monitors LEA and Schools
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Clear expectations – Timelines for reports
are communicated to SIS/ Coaches
districts and schools via trainings and
regional meetings. The non-negotiables
are in place and visible throughout the
department.
Coaches are expected to comment at
least four times a month
District Monitor 6 times a year
Quarterly Monitoring - SEA
Reviewing and Guiding the Work
of the Leadership Team
• Getting the “Buy In” from the Leadership
Team…. Keeping the focus on school
improvement.
• Showing how the indicators can link together.
• Weekly meeting with principal and
process manager.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Reflection and Support
Walking Through the Indicators
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Addressing Indicators as whole group.
Members of Leadership Team divide up indicators
and present information to whole team (analyze,
create, monitor).
Leadership Team address through a gallery walk.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Reflection, Support, and Pressure
• Coaching Comments to redirect. “Have you
considered?”… “Let’s look more closely at this
one.”…
• Setting dates and deadlines for completion.
• Every Leadership Meeting has at least 2
indicators for review.
• Reviewing the “tasks list” at each Leadership
Meeting.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Supporting the Leadership Team
Meeting
• Listen and take notes during Leadership
discussion. Many ideas are discussed that
connect to Indistar. Perfect opportunity to
later show how these items can be added to
support the school improvement process.
• Reviewing the quarterly monitoring reports
with updates.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Supporting the Leadership Team
Meeting
• Modifying the indicators plans….creating new
short-term action plans.
• Assisting in identifying artifacts that provide
support to the work.
• Keep the focus on the analyzing the data and
linking the indicators.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
3/28/2011
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School Leadership Team
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Process & Protocol
How does dialogue occur with
the coach via coaching
comments and reviews?
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Indistar SI Monitoring Process
Collective
student
data
examines
The SLT
regularly…
examines
Evidence
• Examples of instructional changes
that have occurred as a result of
data analysis.
• Meeting minutes that indicate
school performance data and
aggregated classroom observation
data were used to make decision.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Individual
data for
learners
to identify
to identify
Areas for
improvement
across all
content areas
Leadership B02
Strategies for
improvement
across all
content areas
Feedback Process
• SLT communicates with process manager and
principal at school (grade level/content leaders).
• SIS attends SLT meetings, meets with teachers
and school leaders periodically(weekly/monthly).
• Indistar indicators are seen on each agenda.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Feedback Process
• 2013 vs 2014 state service model changed to
Regional & Network Teams (Point of Contact).
• SEA requires SIS to comment weekly/bimonthly (given guidelines & flexibility):
o Based on observations (seen)
o Based on actions taking place
(heard planning, saw evidence)
o Redirecting when necessary
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Feedback Process
• Comments meant to guide schools toward
best practices (Wise Ways®) relating to indicators.
• “Coaching reviews” generate a variety of
reports in order to review the leadership
team’s progress.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Coaching Review Reports
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Summary Report... summary report of all work, information and activity that a school
or district team has completed.
Comprehensive Report...detailed report of all assessments, plans, and monitoring
information.
Comments & Reviews...Coaching comments, reviews and responses; history and
ability to send or respond anew.
Task Report...detailed list of all tasks created.
Where Are We Now...overview of a school or district’s plan, in graph form.
Team Meetings... agendas and meeting minutes as entered by the school or district.
Quick Score Report...a quantitative rating summary of the school or district’s
progress, based on key factors within the tool.
Coaching Critique/Feedback…an electronic form used by coaches and/or state
administrators to add a standardized assessment of the quality of work of the school
or district team. Critiques are a series of questions or items, determined by the state.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Coaches move through each tab, checking...
1. Recent activity....login activity, meetings and agendas, chart progress in the Where
Are We Now report.
2. Quantity of work...has the school or district completed what is expected of them?
Summary Report has a list of recent dashboard submissions as well as an indicator
count for the assessing and planning pieces.
3. Quality of work...in the Comprehensive Report, the coach will be able to see levels of
implementation as well as evidence provided for each indicator or objective
4. Responses to Coaching Comments or Reviews
5. Critique or Feedback information sent to the school or district by the state or other
coach(es).
Coaches provide feedback using the Coaching Review and Coaching Comments.
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Georgia Department of Education
Office of School Improvement
http://www.gadoe.org
Barbara Lunsford- Associate Superintendent
Paulette Richmond- Program Manager
Celeta Thomas- Professional Learning Specialist
Bari Geeslin – School Improvement Lead
Diane Forbes- School Improvement Specialist
Dan DeWolf- School Improvement Specialist
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
Georgia Department of Education
Office of School Improvement
http://www.gadoe.org
Barbara Lunsford- Associate Superintendant
Paulette Richmond- Program Manager
Celeta Thomas- Professional Learning Specialist
Bari Geeslin – School Improvement Lead
Diane Forbes- School Improvement Specialist
Dan DeWolf- School Improvement Specialist
Dr. John D. Barge, State School Superintendent
“Making Education Work for All Georgians”
www.gadoe.org
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